Motorbike crashes are bad for your training (Read 986 times)

After almost 200,000 miles and 30 years of motorcycling I had my first painful crash today when I hit deep gravel coming downhill around a sharp curve. Nothing serious, I wear all the gear and it did it's job. The first thing I thought about when I got up was that I wouldn't get to do my run today. While getting myself back together another person went down in the same stuff, and a second was forced wide into the oncoming lane. Scary!

Now that I'm home to evaluate, I've got a badly swollen and painful calf where the bike must have landed on my leg, and a very sore shoulder. Right now it's painful to walk. Long run tomorrow? Don't think so. Not sure how long it'll be to wait this out.

This sucks all that much more because I was putting together some solid training for Boston and felt that I was on my way to crushing my marathon PR. Not so sure of that now. Oh well, there's always another marathon. *sigh*

Unless it stretches for weeks, the fall back as you get everything healed up could actually help springboard your traning for next month. You'll loose some calendar time, but be able to come back with more intensity.

I've done my best to live the right way. I get up every morning and go to work each day. (for now)

As we say here in the Netherlands "Goede Betering" (more or less "get well soon").

A bit of ice and rest will surely do the job... and I bet you will be even better prepared to pulverize this PR in your next marathon!

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"If one can stick to the training throughout the many long years, then will power is no longer a problem. It's raining? That doesn't matter. I am tired? That's besides the point. It's simply that I just have to."

Thank heavens you DO wear all the gear, very smart! Just a suggestion: Someone recommended me to try homeopathic Arnica for sore muscles and bruises several years ago. IMHO, it does help. If you're inclined that way, it might ease your aches a bit....

I'll echo that rest well and come back strong wishes! Also, maybe a check-up with x-rays or MRI wouldn't hurt either. Its a bummer to find out something should have been addressed right away, that you thought would heal on its own.

Thanks for the nice thoughts, I was feeling a tad sorry for myself last night. Moving around a lot better today although there are some fabulous technicolor bruises emerging and in strange places. Good stuff. Spent a moment looking at the scraped-up the chinbar of my helmet and marveling at people who get out there with half or "beanie" helmets.

I'm gonna play devil's advocate here and say that motorbike crashes are not always bad for training. Next time you feel like shite at mile 24 (or so), perhaps you'll think "wait, i should be dead. this isn't so bad--compared to dead". I think that's what got me to my PR.

On a more serious note, how's the BMW?

On the only sincere note in this note, so happy you're ok. Feckin scary. Yea chinbar!

It was the Triumph that I crashed, the beemers were safe 'n' sound. It's just nicely scuffed up and the muffler is toast. Doesn't look like much but you know how those small dings can add up. Also gonna need a new helmet and spring jacket - the gravel sliced right through the leather. Hey that's what insurance is for.